Hi, this is my first time waxing anything, so I dont have any thing to do the job. What will i need to get this done besides wax? what are some good waxes.

I have a angle grinder thats a 2 speed, would this "burn " the paint, or shold i do it by hand.

BTW this is on a 86 f250 with a maaco paintjob.

 

do it by hand, Meguiar's cleaner-wax is good allaround if you have snow in winter(salt on streets) & have tree sap on it in the spring. If it's garage kept, there fast wax is good. I just looked at your truck, so go with the cleaner-wax. use good applicator & do one section at a time, wipe off with lent free cloth, cheese cloth works great. I use the liquid form not paste

 

keep that angle grinder off your truck, unless you want it a different color. They make specific buffers for that task. Porter Cable makes an excellent little dual action polisher.

If your paint has swirl marks, a swirl remover works great. It also cleans the paint a bit better as well. If your paint feels rough to the touch, not glassy smooth, a clay bar will help with that.

Meguiars is good stuff. Carnauba waxes work well, but don't last real long.

 

good advise bee, but be carefull with buffers, that's why I do it manually

 

hey Bee, what swirl remover do you recomend? hand use or buffer? thanx

 

I use the PC 7424, it is an awesome tool, paint safe and friendly for novices. You really can't mess anything up with it. It sures makes polishing and waxing easier!
http://www.autogeek.net/dual-action-polishers.html

Swirl remover, I am using Meguiars right now, and have good luck with it. When I run out of it I will try Pinnacle.

 

I agree with everyone else, Maguiers. After I wash, I'll first use their polish, then follow that up with 2 coats of wax. I prefer the paste wax and do everything by hand. I find well worn cotton T shirts the best for buffing. When I'm done I get lots of compliments. People who know nothing about cars ask if mine our new. They are quite surprised when I tell them they're '95 's. Don't forget to gel your tires. I always think that makes a detailing job.

Take your time and work in small sections. Good Luck!

Chris

 

polish and wax makes for a beautiful rig. When I had a black car, swirl remover was a way of life.
I haven't tried paste wax yet, I did get some Pinnacle Carnauba stuff to try one of these days when it warms up.

 

I bought some meguiars wax in a little can, and applied that on the truck, let it dry till it was foggy, and buffed it out by hand with a terry cloth thing. It came out great! I think i need a bigger milk crate, getting to the hood in the back by the wipers was difficult when trying to put pressure on it to buff it.

 

Only thing about waxing our trucks is that you have to becareful not to get wax on you plastic trim peices because it is almost impossible to get off.

 

Maguiers NXT is the best. Fordguy21 has it right. Keep the wax off the plastic. A big pain to get off. Even the black latch on the tailgate will turn white if you get wax on it.

 

All I use is Mothers

 

I've used a Xymol cleaner/wax that worked really well, put a deep, wet-look shine on and lasted a long time. It was a little more expensive than the Meguairs, but it's been a while since I've looked for it again. I've also used the Meguiars with good success also, but, personally, would opt for the Xymol if I could find it.

 

I had some Xymol a few years back, it was nice stuff. I'm using Klasse now, so far I like it too.

 

Meguiars and zymol are auto zone waxes... you want the good stuff? go here http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc and go to "product info"